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One Ostrich, Two Ostrich

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The corridor of the Ambulatory of the Big Game Hunt at the Roman Villa del Casale in Piazza Armerina has been called a “map of the world,” by some scholars. Capped by two floor lunettes on either side, one representing Mauritania, a country in Africa, and the other India, the extraordinary mosaic scenes along the 60-meter-long hallway (197 feet) document hunting, fishing, and the moving of animals by Romans for Roman gladiatorial games.

We’ll be touring this magnificent UNESCO World Heritage Site on Day 5 of our September 2018 Stirring Sicily food and wine tour. Learn more about this itinerary and our May 2018 Myths & Mysteries tour (when we’ll visit this site on Day 5) at ExperienceSicily.com.

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Allison Scola is founder, owner, and curator of Experience Sicily and the Cannoli Crawl. Named one of the experts for the 2019 New York Times Travel Show, Scola writes and lectures on Sicily and leads immersive tours and designs custom itineraries that delight discerning travelers. She has been featured on Rudy Maxa’s World with the Carey’s, America’s #1 Travel Radio Show and as the cannoli expert in the documentary Cannoli, Traditions Around the Table. Scola has lectured about Sicily at University of Pennsylvania, The New School, LIU Post University, Queens College, Westchester Italian Cultural Center, at high schools in the New York City metropolitan area, and at events in New York City.

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